McFarlane calls on Chelsea to save troubled season with FA Cup glory
Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane has urged his side to salvage their turbulent season by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
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Lebanon, Israel hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end
Lebanon and Israel held new peace talks in Washington on Thursday, as their latest ceasefire -- considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes -- nears its end.
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Spain gears up for August total solar eclipse
Spain, one of the few places in the world where a total solar eclipse will be visible in August, has begun preparations for an event it hopes will shift tourism away from the beaches and toward the countryside.
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Tech stocks rally rolls on as US-China talks underway
European and US stock markets climbed Thursday as a tech-fuelled rally rolled on even as the United States and China were locked in talks in Beijing, accompanied by key US business leaders hoping for deals.
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Russia pummels Kyiv, killing seven and denting peace hopes
Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least seven people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.
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Xi's 'blunt' warning to Trump on Taiwan exposes profound risks: analysts
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's unusually "blunt" warning to US President Donald Trump over Taiwan at Thursday's summit in Beijing exposes potentially grave pitfalls in the relationship, although its immediate impact could be limited, analysts say.
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Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has 'run out'
Cuba was hit by worsening power outages on Thursday as the island's communist government said oil reserves had run out and rare protests broke out around the capital Havana.
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Germany's Jaeger takes early PGA lead as McIlroy opens with bogey
Rory McIlroy began with a bogey on the 10th hole in Thursday's opening round of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink, where Germany's Stephan Jaeger seized the lead with four birdies in the first six holes.
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Sinner reaches Italian Open semis, breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record
Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.
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Germany's Merz calls for more investment, less subsidies in EU budget
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the European Union on Thursday to reform its budget to include more investments and reduce subsidies, but rejected any joint borrowing by EU nations to do so.
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